Dan Vadas Posted November 4, 2017 Share #151 Posted November 4, 2017 6 hours ago, semorebutts said: I think I still may buy a torch and silver solder. I use Silver Solder Paste and a butane Mini-Torch. The paste has the flux mixed in with it, and can be applied with a toothpick or similar. It comes in various ranges of Melting Point, but I don't think a soldering iron would get hot enough (at least my little El-Cheapo one doesn't ). The masts on Amatsukaze are CA glued together without any problems. I would have soldered them, but I was out of gas at the time . In either case a very neat joint is required, with a fair bit of filing involved on the rounded wire. Danny semorebutts, mtaylor, coxswain and 2 others 5 Quote Cheers, Danny ________________________________________________________________________________ Current Build : Forced Retirement from Modelling due to Health Issues Build Logs : Norfolk Sloop HMS Vulture - (TFFM) HMS Vulture Cross-section 18 foot Cutter Concord Stagecoach 18th Century Longboat in a BOTTLE CARD Model Build Logs : Mosel Sydney Opera House (Schreiber-Bogen) WWII Mk. IX Spitfire (Halinski) Rolls Royce Merlin Engine Cape Byron Lighthouse (HMV) Stug 40 (Halinski) Yamaha MT-01 Yamaha YA-1 HMS Hood (Halinski) Bismarck (GPM) IJN Amatsukaze 1940 Destroyer (Halinski) HMVS Cerberus Mi24D Hind (Halinski) Bulgar Steam Locomotive - (Modelik) Tanker and Beer Wagons (Modelik) Flat Bed Wagon (Modelik) Peterbuilt Semi Trailer Fender Guitar Restorations for Others : King of the Mississippi HMS Victory Gallery : Norfolk Sloop, HMAT Supply, HMS Bounty, HMS Victory, Charles W. Morgan, 18' Cutter for HMS Vulture, HMS Vulture, HMS Vulture Cross-section, 18th Century Longboat in a Bottle Other Previous Builds : Le Mirage, Norske Love, King of the Mississippi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semorebutts Posted November 4, 2017 Author Share #152 Posted November 4, 2017 mtaylor, cog, Canute and 11 others 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semorebutts Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share #153 Posted November 5, 2017 Good morning every one! Today I sanded off 8 doors and replaced them with extra pontos doors. Instruction dont say to replace these but why not if they are extra right? also this was bothering me. Can you see what I fixed? im off to paint ill be back soon. Canute, hexnut, mtaylor and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted November 5, 2017 Share #154 Posted November 5, 2017 Nice work on the doors. Keep your distance with the camera when you get to close to the object ... I get visually impaired Good luck with the spray job Canute, mtaylor, semorebutts and 1 other 4 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semorebutts Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share #155 Posted November 5, 2017 I definitely have to work on my photography Cog. I finished airbrushing for today. Just a tiny step closer to completion. I love this piece, but I don't know why. I'm a wierdo I guess. I just keep staring at it. Bye for now! cog, Cathead, Dubz and 12 others 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Vadas Posted November 5, 2017 Share #156 Posted November 5, 2017 1 hour ago, semorebutts said: I love this piece, but I don't know why. I'm a wierdo I guess. I just keep staring at it. Probably because it turned out so well ? Nice . Danny mtaylor, Canute, semorebutts and 4 others 7 Quote Cheers, Danny ________________________________________________________________________________ Current Build : Forced Retirement from Modelling due to Health Issues Build Logs : Norfolk Sloop HMS Vulture - (TFFM) HMS Vulture Cross-section 18 foot Cutter Concord Stagecoach 18th Century Longboat in a BOTTLE CARD Model Build Logs : Mosel Sydney Opera House (Schreiber-Bogen) WWII Mk. IX Spitfire (Halinski) Rolls Royce Merlin Engine Cape Byron Lighthouse (HMV) Stug 40 (Halinski) Yamaha MT-01 Yamaha YA-1 HMS Hood (Halinski) Bismarck (GPM) IJN Amatsukaze 1940 Destroyer (Halinski) HMVS Cerberus Mi24D Hind (Halinski) Bulgar Steam Locomotive - (Modelik) Tanker and Beer Wagons (Modelik) Flat Bed Wagon (Modelik) Peterbuilt Semi Trailer Fender Guitar Restorations for Others : King of the Mississippi HMS Victory Gallery : Norfolk Sloop, HMAT Supply, HMS Bounty, HMS Victory, Charles W. Morgan, 18' Cutter for HMS Vulture, HMS Vulture, HMS Vulture Cross-section, 18th Century Longboat in a Bottle Other Previous Builds : Le Mirage, Norske Love, King of the Mississippi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted November 5, 2017 Share #157 Posted November 5, 2017 It is a lovely piece Scott ... can't blame you for staring ... popeye the sailor, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semorebutts Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share #158 Posted November 5, 2017 thanks guys Old Collingwood, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Lous Posted November 5, 2017 Share #159 Posted November 5, 2017 The extra details are worth the effort...seemingly simple things (we know better) like a ladder or a railing. So many amazing details to look at...and what's yet to come...the BIG picture. Great show! Robin cog, Canute, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote WIP: No ships atm...sorry!🙄 Completed: Greek bireme - Dusek - scale 1:72 Louie da fly: "I think it requires a special kind of insanity to choose a galley to build a model of." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semorebutts Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share #160 Posted November 5, 2017 Thank you Robin. It's true! I hope the BIG picture will be pretty cool to look at. I was home for 30 min so I quickly airbrushed some life rafts. Dont ask me why I chose white because I dont know. With all this painting lately theres going to be a whole lot of weathering or shading or washing the next few days. Which I like because thats what makes it come to life. harvey1847, mtaylor, coxswain and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semorebutts Posted November 6, 2017 Author Share #161 Posted November 6, 2017 Robin Lous, cog, RGL and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semorebutts Posted November 6, 2017 Author Share #162 Posted November 6, 2017 More weathering. Do the life rafts look ok to anyone? I'm thinking about repainting them. cog, mtaylor, Robin Lous and 12 others 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted November 7, 2017 Share #163 Posted November 7, 2017 looking really good Semore semorebutts, Old Collingwood and mtaylor 3 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted November 7, 2017 Share #164 Posted November 7, 2017 Maybe a tad dingier on your rafts. Or hit them with an India ink/alcohol wash to bring up some of the detail. All your details look great. semorebutts, Old Collingwood, Cathead and 1 other 4 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted November 7, 2017 Share #165 Posted November 7, 2017 I would not go too hard on the weathering of this ship. It really never got a chance to get dirty and was sunk very quickly after its launching. Yves mtaylor, Canute, semorebutts and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semorebutts Posted November 7, 2017 Author Share #166 Posted November 7, 2017 Yves thats true. I was thinking the same thing. But I'm stuck, I already went kinda heavy on the first deck. I have to keep it consistant now I should of never went heavy from the start. And i' ve never weathered before either. I dont think I could go lite on weathering anyway lol. My next ship I will do a better job since i'll have a little bit of experience. cog, mtaylor, robdurant and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semorebutts Posted November 8, 2017 Author Share #167 Posted November 8, 2017 Im not happy with the weathering. Its matches what I weathered months ago but I'm just not happy. Before After It matches whats on the ship though. on the up side I love putting on these decks. yvesvidal, Jeronimo, Dan Vadas and 11 others 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Lous Posted November 8, 2017 Share #168 Posted November 8, 2017 I rather call it shading instead of weathering and I think it looks really good. The details show nicely and that's where this is good for. Weathering on the other hand...paint damage, rust, rust streaks, dirt, smoke, grime...that's a very tough job to get it right. More often then not it ruins an otherwise fantastic build. Imho...you do fine! Robin mtaylor, Canute, Old Collingwood and 5 others 8 Quote WIP: No ships atm...sorry!🙄 Completed: Greek bireme - Dusek - scale 1:72 Louie da fly: "I think it requires a special kind of insanity to choose a galley to build a model of." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted November 8, 2017 Share #169 Posted November 8, 2017 As Robin wrote. you can see a very good weathered ship if you take a look here and another one here . He'll be starting a new one ... most probably worth while visiting ... You are doing rather well Scott. I'm hard pressed to do mine as well as you do! Cheers Robin Lous, Canute, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semorebutts Posted November 8, 2017 Author Share #170 Posted November 8, 2017 Thanks guys, yes shading is a better term. Thats what I'm so afraid of , ruining the model. I'm still not happy with the shading though. Maybe its because I've been looking at it to long. Perhaps it will look better to me in the morning. Oh wow! Those weathered ships are amazing. Cog, I'm sure ur models put mine to shame. I haven't done this in 27 years since I was 11 lol. So today is exactly 1 year since the Bismarck got delivered to my house, my how time flys. I put some deck on but had to stop there for the day. coxswain, Dubz, Cathead and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted November 8, 2017 Share #171 Posted November 8, 2017 Your shading worked out well. I like the addition of the deck ... quite an improvement. Thanks Scott, however, those aren't my builds but Greg's (RGL). I'm nowhere near on the Musashi compared to where you are presently with your build - I'm still bending and adding PE, just finished the last of the rails for the airplanes, next up for me putting together the tripple AA guns. Old Collingwood, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semorebutts Posted November 9, 2017 Author Share #172 Posted November 9, 2017 Woke up at 130 am so I did a little more popeye the sailor, coxswain, yvesvidal and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted November 9, 2017 Share #173 Posted November 9, 2017 WOW! that is some super nice work! semorebutts, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semorebutts Posted November 9, 2017 Author Share #174 Posted November 9, 2017 I started finally construction of this super structure piece. There is still ALOT of deck fittings and railings and everything else to do, but I've started. I love how the life rafts came out. And to think I hated them and was going to repaint them. Ryland Craze, popeye the sailor, Captain Slog and 16 others 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted November 9, 2017 Share #175 Posted November 9, 2017 Stunning work Scot. Love the way it progresses semorebutts, Canute, popeye the sailor and 3 others 6 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted November 9, 2017 Share #176 Posted November 9, 2017 second Carl's comment.......awesome work! Old Collingwood, mtaylor, semorebutts and 1 other 4 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semorebutts Posted November 9, 2017 Author Share #177 Posted November 9, 2017 Sorry the last pictures had too much light. You could not see the shading. This is a little better. Dan Vadas, coxswain, Jeronimo and 16 others 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Lous Posted November 9, 2017 Share #178 Posted November 9, 2017 Superb! spot the paint chip (brass visible) you need to touch up Jeronimo, Canute, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote WIP: No ships atm...sorry!🙄 Completed: Greek bireme - Dusek - scale 1:72 Louie da fly: "I think it requires a special kind of insanity to choose a galley to build a model of." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted November 10, 2017 Share #179 Posted November 10, 2017 She is looking Stunning - Nothing wrong with your skills in any way shape or form.........Beautiful work OC. mtaylor, cog, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semorebutts Posted November 10, 2017 Author Share #180 Posted November 10, 2017 She grows a little more. I turned the light way down, maybe you can see more shading now. Jeronimo, Barbossa, Old Collingwood and 12 others 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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